Boeing 737 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,317 accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737, recorded between 1968 to 2026. 51 of them were fatal (4%), and 3,379 people died.

The deadliest year was 2018, with 305 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (24 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Indonesia and United Kingdom.

151 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 628 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,317

Records

Fatal

3,379

Deaths

Share fatal

1968 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,166 of 1,317 can be placed (628 approximate)

By decade

1960s 8

1970s 36

1980s 73

1990s 135

2000s 177

2010s 452

2020s 436

Where these happened

United States 483 Indonesia 56 United Kingdom 55 Australia 48 Mexico 40 Spain 35

Operators involved

Southwest Airlines, Co. 80 Ryanair 37 United Air Lines, Inc. 30 United Airlines 29 Southwest Airlines 25 United Airlines, Inc. 18

All 1,317 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 JA322J	Chitose, Japan approximate position	Japan Airlines International Co Ltd	Serious injuries	-
20 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 PK-LFG	Surabaya, Indonesia not on the map	Lion Air	Unknown	-
17 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 N925NN	Detroit, Michigan, United States	American Airlines	No injuries	-
11 Feb 2016	Boeing 737 OB-2037P	Iquitos, Peru approximate position	-	Unknown	-
28 Jan 2016	Boeing 737 7H4 N718SW	Titusville, Florida, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
16 Jan 2016	Boeing 737 UR-GBA	Kiev, Ukraine approximate position	Ukraine International Airlines	Unknown	-
7 Jan 2016	Boeing 737 D-ABLB	Gran Canaria, Spain approximate position	Germania Fluggesellschaft MBH	Unknown	-
7 Jan 2016	Boeing 737 YR-BAS	Cluj-Napoca, Romania approximate position	Blue Air-Airline Management Solutions	No injuries	-
26 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 76N N7733B	San Diego, California, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
23 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 7H4 N475WN	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
23 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 HL8049	Gwangju-Si, Republic Of Korea not on the map	Jeju air	No injuries	-
19 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 N477AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
15 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 3H4 N649SW	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	Southwest Airlines	No injuries	-
6 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 9V-MGM	Singapore, Singapore approximate position	Silk Air	Unknown	-
3 Dec 2015	Boeing 737 PH-HSG	Portela, Portugal approximate position	Transavia	No injuries	-
29 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 7H4 N467WN	St Louis, Missouri, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
27 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 XA-UNM	Mexico City, Mexico approximate position	Magnicharters	Unknown	-
22 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 EX-37005	Osh, Kyrgyzstan	Avia Traffic Company	No injuries	-
3 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 AP-BJO	Lahore, Pakistan approximate position	Shaheen Air International	No injuries	-
2 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 TC-CPO	Nicosia, Cyprus approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Nov 2015	Boeing 737 EI-ESZ	Dublin, Ireland approximate position	-	Unknown	-
26 Oct 2015	Boeing 737 ZS-OAA	Johannesburg, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
24 Oct 2015	Boeing 737-924ER N69838	Plevna, Kansas, United States	United Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
23 Oct 2015	Boeing 737 OB-2040-P	Cusco, Peru approximate position	Peruvian Airlines	No injuries	-
20 Oct 2015	Boeing 737 TC-SEE	Paderborn, Germany approximate position	Anadolu Jet	Unknown	-
9 Oct 2015	Boeing 737 3H4 N383SW	Pound Ridge, New York, United States	Southwest Airlines Co	Serious injuries	-
14 Sep 2015	Boeing 737 EI-EKC	Frankfort, Germany approximate position	Ryanair	No injuries	-
23 Aug 2015	Boeing 737 7H4 N232WN	Oakland, California, United States	Southwest Airlines	Serious injuries	-
18 Aug 2015	Boeing 737 VT-JFA	Trivandrum, India approximate position	Jet Airways (India) Ltd.	Unknown	-
5 Aug 2015	Boeing 737 N779SW	Denver, Colorado, United States	Southwest Airlines	Minor injuries	-
31 Jul 2015	Boeing 737-4Q8 TC-TLE	St Georges sur Meuse, Belgium approximate position	Tailwind Airlines	Unknown	-
23 Jul 2015	Boeing 737 XA-UTE	Monterrey, Mexico approximate position	Magnicharters	No injuries	-
16 Jul 2015	Boeing 737 AP-BJT	Quetta, Pakistan	Shaheen Air International	Unknown	-
5 Jul 2015	Boeing 737-800 HL8224	Tamuning, United States	Korean Airlines	No injuries	-
30 Jun 2015	Boeing 737 832 N396DA	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States	Delta Air Lines Inc	Serious injuries	-
30 Jun 2015	Boeing 737 JA8525	Tanegashima, Japan not on the map	Japan Transocean Air	Unknown	-
12 Jun 2015	Boeing 737 VH-NLK	Nauru, Nauru not on the map	Nauru Airlines	Unknown	-
9 Jun 2015	Boeing 737-3S3 PR-SDL	Sao Luis City, Brazil not on the map	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 2015	Boeing 737-4D7 YR-BAQ	Turin, Italy approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Jun 2015	Boeing 737-6CT C-GWCT	Montreal, Canada approximate position	WestJet	No injuries	-
25 May 2015	Boeing 737-883 LN-RCZ	Oslo, Norway approximate position	-	Unknown	-
11 May 2015	Boeing 737-8FE VH-VOP	Christchurch, New Zealand approximate position	-	Unknown	-
23 Apr 2015	Boeing 737-8B6 CN-RNZ	Madrid, Spain approximate position	-	Unknown	-
13 Apr 2015	Boeing 737-804 VT-JGA	Khajuraho, India approximate position	-	Unknown	-
25 Mar 2015	Boeing 737-683 LN-RPA	Oslo, Norway approximate position	Scandinavian Airlines System	Unknown	-
25 Mar 2015	Boeing 737 OB-1851	Tarapoto, Peru approximate position	-	Unknown	-
25 Feb 2015	Boeing 737-8AS EI-DAC	Bordeaux, France approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
10 Jan 2015	Boeing 737 ET-AQV	Accra, Ghana	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Dec 2014	Boeing 737 AP-BJN	Lahore, Pakistan	-	Unknown	-
17 Dec 2014	Boeing 737-800 EI-EBR	London, United Kingdom approximate position	-	Unknown	-